Comment on I think I am socially ostrasized, what should I do?

InvisibleShoe@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• protist@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Psychotherapy does not particularly help patients with RSD because the emotions hit suddenly and completely overwhelm the mind and senses.

  Hard disagree from me, dawg. Rejection sensitivity is a super common target behavior in psychotherapy treatments like DBT and RODBT, and it’s super treatable with those modalities. This article saying “only drugs work” is uninformed and misleading

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  • InvisibleShoe@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thats why I said to speak to a GP or psych. In Australia, the GP is first line for diagnosis who then refers you on to psychologist or psychiatrist. I’m just suggesting that based on what OP said, RSD could be a possibility and they should see a doctor for help if they are serious about improving their mental health etc.

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    • protist@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I agree with all that, I just don’t agree with William Dodson, M.D., LF-APA. I tried to look up the “LF-APA” credential, btw, because I’ve never heard of it, and William Dodson appears to be the only person on the internet who has it. Anyone know what it indicates?

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      • FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The L is throwing me off. I would say it’s some kind of fellow of the APA

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• scarabine@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This is what springs to mind for me as well. OP, you should try to remember this: the people around you are not as concerned with you as they are their own lives. And their own lives are probably pretty intense for them to deal with!

  • Understanding other people’s lives might have intensity you don’t know about or understand is empathy. Displaying empathy will help you establish bonds with others and this is a good place to start.
  • Say they do ostracize and dislike you. So what? Can they really even do anything about it? Should you even care? Probably not. It probably doesn’t matter at all. So you’ll have to deal with it for now, but they’ll move on and so will you.

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• someacnt_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh, does RSD symptom include the illusory hearing about badmouthing? That aside, I do think only some actively participates in badmouthing behavior, and many might be ambivalent. I am not sure about this, though.

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  • InvisibleShoe@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t know about illusory hearing as related to RSD but I do know that I had similar issues most of my life.

    I used to think people were looking at me, talking about me and sometimes thought that they could hear/guess my thoughts. Started when I was a kid. Found out it was ASD-1 and a brain tumor causing alot of the issues.

    And the only way I found out about that was by going to the doctor. I really do recommend speaking to a doctor about these issues and you might be surprised with what they find and how much better you feel once you can get the right therapy.

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    • someacnt_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks, I see that it could be related. That said, I’ve spoken about this issue to many doctors and psychiatrists, and it did not help - doctors just raised dosage, and psychiatrists told me to actually talk with people. Problem is, with my social anxiety, it is so difficult to talk with people…

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      • birbs@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Perhaps you could try friend-finding apps such as Bumble BFF? You’re likely to find others there in a similar position to yourself. It also focuses on 1 on 1 which should be a little easier to manage with social anxiety.

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